The pressure from the field became ammunition for Palantir’s growing platoon of Washington lobbyists. Philippone and his staff often got copies of the email traffic going to the Pentagon, which their lobbyists passed along to staffers on Capitol Hill. Emails and memos—like one that saying “...
post employment … Now the Army has to act on the court decision … hope it doesn’t hurt the Soldier.” In a second email, she added, “I really believe there is no story here other than politics trying to overcome the policies demanded by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.”...